Sir, I thank you for dissecting my post into 3 separate, replies. Sadly I do not have as much free time as you do to reply in triplicate .
So, The books you refer to now, would not have been written days after the bombing, would they ? So how could they have any bearing on my actions, that were based on facts as presented in real time ? If I were a nut; and I am I would probably look for information on improvised bomb making from someone / some group who knew what they were doing. Considering that Muslim extremists has just previously detonated a truck bomb in NY, that was all over the news.
Gun wise, though I should not say gun, as only hand guns are guns. I live in NY ,but my people are from NC, people hunted to feed their families, firearms are just tools to a farmer, most are necessary. I grew up around firearms. They were never locked or put away, Firearms in gun racks in trucks, no big deal. A shot gun bu the front door, for home security, common practice. Open carry permits of hand guns as long as they were not concealed, no big deal.
To this I say, as a hunter, I and no one needs an automatic weapon to kill a deer or a rabbit. Part of the sport is your skill, so the animal has some chance of surviving. In fact among hunters of days gone by, you never shot a bird, rabbit, squirrel, in its nest. You made a noise or shook the nest to get it out. This gave the animal some chance of evasion . Not it is not how well, you can shoot, but how accurate your scope is calibrated and how many rounds of ammo can you shoot.
An AR - AK or what ever military weapon or high magazine hand gun has no place or need in civilian self defense. Leave them to law enforcement and military as they were intended. The world is changing, insanity is rising and is becoming common place. We just get over one massacre, then we hold our breath till he next one happens